The highs aren’t as high. The lows aren’t as low. But it enables you to navigate life’s challenges with a sense of calm and grace. Even when you take real antidepressants the highs aren’t as high. But if it means the lows aren’t as low, I think it’s a small price to pay. Sometimes you can’t self-help your way out of depression. That being said you shouldn’t abandon practices like gratitude and meditation. Medication isn’t a substitute for those things. It’s a supplement to them.